Adventurer League Offers Hours of Entertainment
This week Billy is caught up in a roguelike mobile game called Adventurer League. Is it good enough to find its way onto your smartphone?
Category Archives: Reviews
Virginia is More Than Just a Twin Peaks Pastiche
Virginia is a masterful piece of interactive storytelling with echoes of David Lynch and The X-Files. By placing two women of colour in the leads, it sets itself apart and its unique approach to narrative makes Virginia a game with checking out, even if it’s not always successful.
Orks Charge Forward in Warhammer 40K: Armageddon – Da Orks
Play as a member of an invading Ork army in this Warhammer 40,000 turn based strategy game. Set in the 41st millennium and the imperial World of Armageddon, players must use Ork units to defeat enemies and capture hexes in this fun but challenging space fantasy game.
TurnOn is an Electrifying Platformer
Playing as an electric alien trying to restore power to a darkened town succumbing to chaos, you may just fall in love with TurnOn, a quirky and illuminating platformer.
Demons and Danger Pack Two Serpents Rise
Two Serpents Rise is another entry in the Craft Sequence urban fantasy series by Max Gladstone. It has little to do with the first book other than the shared world, but is filled with just as amazing a cast of characters.
No Boundaries For Bound’s Balletic Platformer
Bound isn’t perfect, but it is one of the most visually arresting games of 2016 and one that makes you feel the joy of being a dancer. It’s a narrative journey, rather than a traditional platformer, which may turn some gamers away from an otherwise mesmerising game.
Solving Puzzles in Lines FRVR
This week out Time Waster is kicking back and relaxing in front of his computer with a puzzle game called Lines FRVR. Should you do the same?
Conquering the World of Refreshment
Todd continues his adventures inside Fallout 4’s Nuka World DLC with a grand tour of the brewery. He would probably enjoy the World of Refreshment a whole lot better if the place wasn’t so lousy with deadly Nuka Lurks hopped up on Nuka Cola!
A Challenging Crawler with Necropolis: Brutal Edition
We waited for the first mega patch to finish before reviewing the hard-boiled dungeon crawler Necropolis from Harebrained Schemes. This is one brutal action RPG in the vein of Dark Souls, and not for the faint of heart.
A Bright LitRPG Star in The Ultimation
This week Michael listens to The Ultimation by D. Rus, one of the pioneer LitRPG series made into audiobooks. If you like strong characters and fast-paced action, tune your ear towards The Ultimation.